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I came away from the performance greatly impressed by the technical achievement in constructing an ingenious chamber musical with the material, but rather in the dark about what reasons had driven it along.
Julian Eaves
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As with that show, it is only possible to ‘warm’ to the characters (and we have to take their side one way or another) if they can charm us. At present, the…
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It’s huge fun, and races past in barely over an hour, hitting many more pleasure-spots than lulls.
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Hannah Elsy met Julian Eaves to discuss why she set up The Lowdown, the only public scratch night exclusively for new musical theatre in London.
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School of Rock is a triumph. It looks set for a decent run at the New London Theatre. Only time will tell if it will match the run of the Lord's mega-hit Cats.
Douglas Mayo
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All in all, this collaboration between the Chichester Festival Theatre and Cameron Mackintosh is a splendidly handsome revival of a much-loved classic story,…
Julian Eaves
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Lively, animated, emotional, real, Knox takes the writings of Sorley and brings them wondrously to live with a zeal that is astounding.
Douglas Mayo
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Following a critically acclaimed sell-out season this year at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Jesus Christ Superstar will return in Summer 2017 for a limited…
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There is little doubt in my mind that both Michael Ball and Alfie Boe are kings when it comes to their interpretations of this type of material, that being s…
Douglas Mayo
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It’s a powerful verbatim piece, linked by voice over’s and images of actual cases, people made homeless through no fault of their own, but falling victim to …
Paul T Davies
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This is about as perfect a production of Philip Ridley's scary monodrama - a kind of 'The Events', except with loads more jokes, and much less singing - as a…
Julian Eaves
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The entire production is a fascinating interpretation, and completely lives up to its ‘landmark’ hype. In these times of political upheaval, Priestley’s remi…
Sophie Adnitt
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